Me and my girlfriend were talking one day and we got on the subject of when our babies were concieved, etc. Her first baby was a planned baby (didn't ask what position they did the deed in lol) and was a girl, her 2nd baby was an oopsie and was a boy. My 1st child was an oopsie and was a boy, my 2nd baby was planned and was a girl so for us 2 it was oopsie = boy, planned = girl. For me and hubby we did 2 different positions for conception so I'm not sure if that made a difference or not. I've read it all has to do with how far away (or close) to ovulation you are. A few days away from ovulation = girl because the girl sperms are slow and steady, but a day before ovulation = boy because the boy sperms are super fast. Who knows though!

Me and my girlfriend were talking one day and we got on the subject of when our babies were concieved, etc. Her first baby was a planned baby (didn't ask what position they did the deed in lol) and was a girl, her 2nd baby was an oopsie and was a boy. My 1st child was an oopsie and was a boy, my 2nd baby was planned and was a girl so for us 2 it was oopsie = boy, planned = girl. For me and hubby we did 2 different positions for conception so I'm not sure if that made a difference or not. I've read it all has to do with how far away (or close) to ovulation you are. A few days away from ovulation = girl because the girl sperms are slow and steady, but a day before ovulation = boy because the boy sperms are super fast. Who knows though!

No, we weren't trying. My 1st born was a happy surprise but when I looked up whether he was going to be a boy or girl on the Chinese calendar it said I was going to have a girl, but he was definitely a boy. It said I was having a boy for my 2nd child, but she is a girl. lol

No, we weren't trying. My 1st born was a happy surprise but when I looked up whether he was going to be a boy or girl on the Chinese calendar it said I was going to have a girl, but he was definitely a boy. It said I was having a boy for my 2nd child, but she is a girl. lol

Whether you conceive a boy or a girl depends on the sperm. Eggs are all x chromosomes, sperm can either be x or y chromosomes. The combination will determine if you have a boy xy or a girl xx. Unfortunately the position doesn't really have anything to do with it. But have fun *trying* :)

Whether you conceive a boy or a girl depends on the sperm. Eggs are all x chromosomes, sperm can either be x or y chromosomes. The combination will determine if you have a boy xy or a girl xx. Unfortunately the position doesn't really have anything to do with it. But have fun *trying* :)

Haha DF and I had a running joke that when we had children that each testicle held one sex and that I would just have to squeeze one to hold off that sex of sperm from coming so we get our preferred sex. We wanted a boy then a girl; we got our boy and DF jokingly asked me which testicle I squeezed to which I would always reply I forgot. Well now I'm pregnant with our girl and he likes to joke even more that picked the correct testicle again! Lol. Sorry if that was disturbing. I read something about having sex at certain times can influence what sex y

Haha DF and I had a running joke that when we had children that each testicle held one sex and that I would just have to squeeze one to hold off that sex of sperm from coming so we get our preferred sex. We wanted a boy then a girl; we got our boy and DF jokingly asked me which testicle I squeezed to which I would always reply I forgot. Well now I'm pregnant with our girl and he likes to joke even more that picked the correct testicle again! Lol. Sorry if that was disturbing. I read something about having sex at certain times can influence what sex y

Your baby will be b/c the female sperm are smaller but live longer and the male sperm are bigger but die sooner. I can't even remember what the publication was called but it was really interesting. Maybe try googling "the difference between male&female sperm" and the publication will come up.

Your baby will be b/c the female sperm are smaller but live longer and the male sperm are bigger but die sooner. I can't even remember what the publication was called but it was really interesting. Maybe try googling "the difference between male&female sperm" and the publication will come up.

I'm kinda pissy-pants tonight... Is this a serious question? It's fun to talk about old wives tales but this is just sheer madness. It's like asking if you step on spider, will it rain? Or perhaps and offer to a volcanoe God would also help. Scientifically speaking there may some flaky ways to up chances by having sex before or after ovulation based on which sperm live longer. But asking if having sex during time of day or position is really, really uneducated and simple minded! Why not google something like this?

I'm kinda pissy-pants tonight... Is this a serious question? It's fun to talk about old wives tales but this is just sheer madness. It's like asking if you step on spider, will it rain? Or perhaps and offer to a volcanoe God would also help. Scientifically speaking there may some flaky ways to up chances by having sex before or after ovulation based on which sperm live longer. But asking if having sex during time of day or position is really, really uneducated and simple minded! Why not google something like this?

Like I said - it's fun to chat about old wives tales. If that is what this post is about - great! To seriously pose the question if such unfounded ideas such as standing one your head after sex, doing it at 4 am vs 10 pm or any other wacky technique works is simple and uneducated. Science can give you a leg up but one can go as far to say that research is educated guess that it works. Old wives tales are just that - stories. I can't tell you how many people make a stupid guess as to what I'm having based on tummy roundness or how much glow I have. Statistically, they have 50/50 of getting it right- none of it is educated.

Like I said - it's fun to chat about old wives tales. If that is what this post is about - great! To seriously pose the question if such unfounded ideas such as standing one your head after sex, doing it at 4 am vs 10 pm or any other wacky technique works is simple and uneducated. Science can give you a leg up but one can go as far to say that research is educated guess that it works. Old wives tales are just that - stories. I can't tell you how many people make a stupid guess as to what I'm having based on tummy roundness or how much glow I have. Statistically, they have 50/50 of getting it right- none of it is educated.

Wow...you really like the whole "I'm on the internet so I can be rude to anyone I please" situation. If you had tried to maybe educate the original poster with your thoughts on this topic no one would have thought anything of it, but you chose to immediately hop on your high horse.

Wow...you really like the whole "I'm on the internet so I can be rude to anyone I please" situation. If you had tried to maybe educate the original poster with your thoughts on this topic no one would have thought anything of it, but you chose to immediately hop on your high horse.

Just ignore her! LOL! There is nothing wrong with this topic! It is a fun little thing to talk about. I will go with the other poster, my son was a complete 'oopsie' and my daughter was semi planned (we were trying for a few months and the month we decided to wait I got pregnant! LOL!).

Just ignore her! LOL! There is nothing wrong with this topic! It is a fun little thing to talk about. I will go with the other poster, my son was a complete 'oopsie' and my daughter was semi planned (we were trying for a few months and the month we decided to wait I got pregnant! LOL!).

It is about the pH of your body......boy sperm can't live in acidic environments and girl sperm can't be in alkaline. I had a really high alkaline pH and my first was a boy. I took some natural supplements and lowered my pH to be more acidic and conceived a girl. So if you get your body to the desired pH you can achieve the gender you want. If you have a balanced pH you have a 50/50 chance of boy or girl. The program suggest "crucial dates" of when you should TTC but we just did it when I was ovulating.

Hope I don't sound like a crazy person. My wedding photographer recommended it to me after she had her daughter. It made sense to us and worked!

It is about the pH of your body......boy sperm can't live in acidic environments and girl sperm can't be in alkaline. I had a really high alkaline pH and my first was a boy. I took some natural supplements and lowered my pH to be more acidic and conceived a girl. So if you get your body to the desired pH you can achieve the gender you want. If you have a balanced pH you have a 50/50 chance of boy or girl. The program suggest "crucial dates" of when you should TTC but we just did it when I was ovulating.

Hope I don't sound like a crazy person. My wedding photographer recommended it to me after she had her daughter. It made sense to us and worked!

when we where ttc our last, we wanted a boy. we already had two girls. i read somewhere that boy sperm swims faster, and girl sperm lives longer.so for a boy, you have sex the day before, the day of, and the day after ovulation, and you will get a boy. for a girl, you have sex five to three days before ovulation and you get a girl. well, we did it the day before, the day of, and the day after, and got a boy! so yeah, i guess it worked for me, but i dont think it's something i would have banked on. it was probabaly coincidence, but i def. think it's a more scinetific approach than say, eating more meat to get a boy, and more fruit for a girl..lol

when we where ttc our last, we wanted a boy. we already had two girls. i read somewhere that boy sperm swims faster, and girl sperm lives longer.so for a boy, you have sex the day before, the day of, and the day after ovulation, and you will get a boy. for a girl, you have sex five to three days before ovulation and you get a girl. well, we did it the day before, the day of, and the day after, and got a boy! so yeah, i guess it worked for me, but i dont think it's something i would have banked on. it was probabaly coincidence, but i def. think it's a more scinetific approach than say, eating more meat to get a boy, and more fruit for a girl..lol

I read the positions don't matter, but when you do it does. The longer before you ovulate the better chance for a girl, and the closer to ovulation the better chance for a boy. We shall see if it worked in either 2 or 6 weeks.

I read the positions don't matter, but when you do it does. The longer before you ovulate the better chance for a girl, and the closer to ovulation the better chance for a boy. We shall see if it worked in either 2 or 6 weeks.

This topic was posted on HOT TOPICS - a debate forum. If it was posted on a homeboard or on the TTC board. I never would have responded to it as those boards are more discussion based and let's give each other virtual hugs and high fives.

It WAS posted here. A place where I am allowed to say my personal opinion as if we were having a frank discussion about it. If frank is considered rude, then yes I am very rude for having the opinion that saying we tried "________" and it 'worked' for us to get the gender we wanted. I would tell a friend sitting across the table that she is being really silly for even considering ideas or notions such as these.

I couldn't tell from the post if the OP was asking for serious opinions or not. If it was about serious opinions and from her own post - having sex at different times of day - asking if unscientific methods really do give you the gender you hope for. That is ridiculous. It is uneducated and unfounded.

As far as anyone saying they tried any method and it worked. Again, you had a 50/50 chance of getting your wish anyway. One can't simply say, 'I did this and it worked'. Do it 100 times and have an accuracy rating of at least 80% and I will believe you.

I do think that there is certain scientific methods that may up a couples chances. However the accuracy of those is debatable.

I didn't get the feeling that this post was just a silly post about old wives tales. I think the OP was looking for serious answers if trying wacky things will produce a boy vs a girl. If that is what the OP meant - than post away. But IMO - seriously asking if this vs that will produce a certain gender is uneducated and simple minded. There! I said my opinion! Crucify me now for having one.

Let's be real candid about this...

This topic was posted on HOT TOPICS - a debate forum. If it was posted on a homeboard or on the TTC board. I never would have responded to it as those boards are more discussion based and let's give each other virtual hugs and high fives.

It WAS posted here. A place where I am allowed to say my personal opinion as if we were having a frank discussion about it. If frank is considered rude, then yes I am very rude for having the opinion that saying we tried "________" and it 'worked' for us to get the gender we wanted. I would tell a friend sitting across the table that she is being really silly for even considering ideas or notions such as these.

I couldn't tell from the post if the OP was asking for serious opinions or not. If it was about serious opinions and from her own post - having sex at different times of day - asking if unscientific methods really do give you the gender you hope for. That is ridiculous. It is uneducated and unfounded.

As far as anyone saying they tried any method and it worked. Again, you had a 50/50 chance of getting your wish anyway. One can't simply say, 'I did this and it worked'. Do it 100 times and have an accuracy rating of at least 80% and I will believe you.

I do think that there is certain scientific methods that may up a couples chances. However the accuracy of those is debatable.

I didn't get the feeling that this post was just a silly post about old wives tales. I think the OP was looking for serious answers if trying wacky things will produce a boy vs a girl. If that is what the OP meant - than post away. But IMO - seriously asking if this vs that will produce a certain gender is uneducated and simple minded. There! I said my opinion! Crucify me now for having one.

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